The Union Budget 2026 has proposed simplifying tax compliance for property transactions involving non-resident sellers by allowing resident buyers to deduct and deposit TDS using their PAN-based challan instead of obtaining a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN).At present, resident individuals or Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) purchasing immovable property from a non-resident seller are…

Asian equities traded mixed on Wednesday as global traders took their cue from another rally on Wall Street, although the enthusiasm remained limited ahead of crucial US economic data and next week’s Federal Reserve meeting.Hong Kong’s HSI was down 252 points or 0.97% to reach 25,842. Shenzhen and Shanghai also traded in red, down 0.09%…

NEW DELHI: As India prepares for the Union Budget for 2026–27, scheduled to be presented on February 1, it is worth noting that when the country’s budgetary journey began, in a vastly different India, still finding its feet after independence.India’s first Union Budget was presented on November 26, 1947, three months after the country attained…